Punt de l’Escala
Punt de l’Escala is a scenic viewpoint in Portbou, Costa Brava, Catalonia. Punt de l’Escala is situated nearby to the ruins Ruines, as well as near the military installation Bunker.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Portbou railway station and Mercat municipal.
Portbou railway station
Railway station
Photo: Mr H., CC BY-SA 2.5.
Portbou is a railway station serving Portbou in Catalonia, Spain. It is on the Barcelona–Cerbère railway and the Narbonne–Portbou railway. The station is owned by Adif and is served by Rodalies de Catalunya regional line R11 and Girona commuter rail service line RG1 and TER Occitanie trains also serve the station. Portbou railway station is situated 1 km northwest of Punt de l’Escala.
Mercat municipal
Marketplace
Photo: Amadalvarez, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mercat municipal is a marketplace, which is situated 1 km northwest of Punt de l’Escala.
Cementiri de Portbou
Cemetery
Photo: Amadalvarez, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cementiri de Portbou is a cemetery, which is situated 1 km north of Punt de l’Escala.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Colera and Cerbère.
Colera
Photo: cecilia rey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Colera is a small coastal village on the northern Costa Brava, in the comarca of Alt Empordà, between Portbou and Llançà near the French border. Sheltered in a quiet bay where the Albera mountains meet the Mediterranean, it offers uncrowded pebble beaches, clear waters and a laid‑back atmosphere even in high season.
Cerbère
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cerbère is a town of 1,400 people in Pyrénées-Orientales in France. Cerbère is an important centre for tourism, often linked with undersea diving. For rail travellers on the regional route between France and Spain, Cerbère is important because almost all trains end or start here or in the neighbouring Spanish border station Portbou.
El Port
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
El Port is a neighborhood, which is situated 5 km south of Punt de l’Escala.
Punt de l’Escala
- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Wheelchair access: yes
- Category: tourism
- Location: Portbou, Costa Brava, Girona, Catalonia, Eastern Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
42.41861° or 42° 25′ 7″ northLongitude
3.1665° or 3° 9′ 59″ eastOpen location code
8FJ5C598+CHOpenStreetMap ID
node 4019740318OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpointOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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